To advance our mission of delivering professional growth, networks, advocacy, and leadership to support and strengthen the knowledge, skills, and capabilities of municipal professionals now and into the future, AMCTO Career Development Packages (CDPs) are a new end-to-end career skills offering for municipal professionals. Career Development Packages are curated groups of AMCTO programs and services aimed at addressing individual skills gaps and preparing municipal professionals for career growth.
These packages allow staff to obtain the necessary education and knowledge they need to succeed in an ever-changing municipal sector across three tailored learning streams.
Learning Streams
Each package or learning stream provides a defined pathway towards becoming a well-rounded and highly-skilled municipal professional, and includes fundamental programming and benefits:
- AMCTO diploma & certificate-based education courses
- Comprehensive professional development programs
- Sector-recognized AMCTO accreditations
- Enrollment in the AMCTO mentorship program
- Annual AMCTO membership & related benefits
Effective staff retention and recruitment is paramount for the sector and Ontario communities to continue to flourish. Our CDPs lay the foundation for success at every stage in your municipal career.
Benefits
- CDPs are offered at a 25% discount off the market rate annually for each package component
- CDPs provide you and your municipality with significant cost-savings and strategic opportunities for organizational succession planning
- Bundling and discounting of AMCTO offerings represents thousands of dollars in savings to municipal staff training and development budgets
- All AMCTO program fees are subject to an annual cost-of-living adjustment
- CDPs create a defined path for a "complete" municipal professional, further strengthening your organization's talent pool
- Participants will have documented municipal-specific education, experience, and personal development
- Increased connection between municipality and individual
- CDPs encourage municipal organizations to recognize employee/leadership development as part of succession planning
- Enrollment in CDPs demonstrates employer commitment to employee growth and professional development
CDP Information Session Recording
Terms & Conditions
AMCTO Career Development Packages (CDPs) provide an intensive professional development path for municipal professionals. Successful applicants are enrolled into a pre-set series of courses and programs at a discounted rate. To maintain enrollment and eligibility for the discount throughout the duration of the package, which ranges between two to four years, participants are expected to follow certain policies and procedures, such as:
- Paying yearly enrollment fees according to payment schedules set by AMCTO
- Completing all course/program components in the CDP according to the prescribed schedule
- Maintaining qualifications for AMCTO Full Member membership status
- Submitting supplementary application or registration forms where required, such as those for mentorship and accreditation
- Meeting the criteria for accreditation when the accreditation process begins in the CDP schedule
The full requirements are detailed in the following full set of Terms and Conditions. Successful applicants must agree to these Terms before starting the CDP.
